Minced meat balls: the best recipes

Minced meat balls trace their history back to Rus' from the time of Peter the Great. There was no modern equipment at that time. Therefore, the meat was chopped to a greater extent with a knife. Then kitchen hatchets appeared. They were the most comfortable to work with. Any kind of meat was used to make the meatballs. Chicken meatballs were also served at the royal table, on par with Pozharsky cutlets and veal cutlets.

Russian chefs were always cunning in their invention.

And by analogy with de volley cutlets, minced meatballs with insides emerged. There was already room for fantasy to run wild. Everything that was held up by the minced meat was used. Well, naturally, in most recipes, the meatballs were cooked in sauce. Gravy was always held in high esteem in Rus'. It was both more satisfying and tastier. As for figuring out what to make the gravy out of, that’s the tenth thing. In modern cuisine, minced meatballs are not the best dish. Yes, they never were like that. It was a canteen dish, basically. And, of course, homemade. And not only in Russia - this culinary product can now be found in cookbooks in almost all countries of the world. Housewives constantly adored the meatballs for the speed of production. The process does not take more than an hour. If you work with ready-made minced meat, the time will be reduced significantly. But meat or a finished product is only a personal choice.

Minced meat balls in batter

What you will need (5 servings):

mixed minced meat (beef + pork) - 450 g;
onion - 75 g;
garlic - 15 g;
wheat bread - 100 g;
drink - 100 ml;
flour - 60 g;
vegetable oil - 30 g;
soda - 1 g;
salt;
large testicle - 2 pcs.

How to cook:

Place the mixed minced meat in a large bowl.
Drive a chicken egg into it.
Process onion and garlic, wash. Place in a blender bowl and blend together until it becomes a paste. Then add to the bowl with minced meat.
Place the previously soaked snow-white bread in the same bowl, squeezing it out of the water. Salt and pepper. Knead the contents of the bowl thoroughly with your hands. The result should be a homogeneous compacted mass.
Next you should prepare the batter for the meatballs. Pour the amount of kefir into the second bowl (you can replace the same amount with watery sour cream) indicated in the recipe. Add chicken egg, salt and soda. Then add the sifted flour. Mix everything thoroughly with a whisk or mixer at low speed. The batter should be similar to pancake batter.
From the prepared meat mass, with your hands soaked in cool water, you need to form semi-finished products into round shapes.
Place a wide frying pan on the stove. Pour refined vegetable oil into it. Warm up.
Any formed ball must be dipped one hundred percent in batter and immediately placed in the frying pan.
The product must be fried on both sides. When one side is fried, you need to turn it over to the other side, reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid. If all the meatballs do not fit into the frying pan, then the operation must be repeated.
Place the finished meatballs on a large platter. Then, when everything is ready, place on portion plates and serve.
Recommended side dish: fresh vegetables or vegetable salad, mashed potatoes, boiled potatoes.

Calorie content : 238 kcal

Minced meat balls in the oven

What you will need (5 servings):

mixed minced meat (beef + pork, or any other) - 500 g;
flour - 100 g;
sour cream - 250 g;
water - 125 ml;
onion - 150 g;
vegetable oil - 60 ml;
salt;
pepper;
large testicle - 2 pcs.

How to cook:

Place the minced meat in a wide bowl.
Process the onion and wash it. Cut into small cubes. Sauté in vegetable oil. Place along with the remaining oil in a bowl with minced meat. Mix thoroughly. Salt and pepper. Knead again.
Form the purchased minced meat into round balls (80-90 g each). Bread any in sifted flour. Heat refined oil in a frying pan and fry the shaped meatballs on each side until golden brown.
Place the fried meatballs into the prepared baking dish. Prepare sour cream sauce: combine flour, sour cream and water. Knead until smooth, without lumps. Pour the resulting sauce over the meatballs in the mold. Place in an oven preheated to 180°Ϲ. Cook for 30-35 minutes.
Remove the finished meatballs from the oven. Place on serving plates with garnish. Pour over the sauce. The best side dishes: mashed potatoes, boiled rice, no matter what kind of pasta, boiled buckwheat.

Minced meat balls with gravy

What you will need (6 servings):

mixed minced meat (beef/pork) - 700 g;
snow-white bread - 40 g;
onion - 150 g;
tomato paste - 100 g;
flour - 20 g;
vegetable oil - 100 g;
salt;
pepper;
large testicle - 1 pc.

How to cook:

Transfer the finished minced meat from the packaging into a bowl prepared in advance.
Beat a chicken egg into a bowl. Add salt, pepper, and other favorite spices (optional). Knead the minced meat until smooth. Form it into round balls (80-90 g of any kind). Fry on both sides in a frying pan with heated refined oil.
At the same time, prepare the sauce: processed, washed, diced onion, carrot, grated on a large grater (optional), fry in refined oil. Add tomato paste, flour, and filtered water. Mix everything well and cook for a couple of minutes.
By this time the meatballs will be fried on the 2nd side. Now you need to pour the sauce over the meatballs. Cook over low heat for 25 minutes.
Place the finished meatballs on plates and pour the sauce on top. Recommended side dishes: mashed potatoes and any others you prefer.

Calorie content : 248.10 kcal

Video recipe

And here is the secret to making very juicy, savory cutlets in the video recipe.

Minced meat balls: meat balls with creamy gravy

Minced meat balls are excellent when mixed with any kind of gravy: creamy, mushroom or tomato. Now I will tell you how to cook meatballs with a fragrant tomato sauce.

Minced meat balls: ingredients
FOR BITS
FOR GRAVY
Minced meat balls: recipe for making

Minced meat balls: ingredients

FOR BITS

500 (500) g – minced meat (of your choice)
50 (50) g – loaf (snow-white)
3 (three) pieces – onions (onions)
100 (100) ml – milk
4 (four) tbsp. spoons - flour
1 (one) piece – egg (chicken)
2 (two) tbsp. spoons – oil (vegetable)
Salt and dark ground pepper - to taste

FOR GRAVY

250 (two hundred 50) ml – water
2 (two) tbsp. spoons - tomato
1 (one) piece – carrots
2 (two) pieces – onions (onions)
2 (two) tbsp. spoons – oil (vegetable)
Salt and basil - to taste
Herbal mixture - to taste

Minced meat balls: recipe for making

Take whatever minced meat you like (beef, chicken, pork). I took pork
Dip the loaf in milk
Chop onion
Add the softened loaf, which was in milk, to the onion, grind everything in a blender
Add this mass to the minced meat. Send an egg, salt and pepper there
Mix everything well
Form the minced meat into balls, then roll in flour
Place the meatballs in a heated frying pan with oil and fry on both sides until golden brown.
Place the fried meatballs in a baking dish
Next are the ingredients for gravy. Finely chop the onion. Coarsely grate the carrots. Fry them over medium heat in a frying pan with oil
Add tomato paste
Pour in water, simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt.
Add spices to your own taste. I usually take basil and cornflower
Fill the meatballs with tomato sauce
Place our meatballs in a preheated oven at 180 degrees and bake for half an hour.

Minced meat balls go well with any side dish!

Choose at your discretion: mashed potatoes, rice, French fries! Meatballs differ from cutlets visually and in the method of production, as you saw. They are constantly round and are usually stewed, not fried or baked.

Be sure to garnish the dish with a sprig of dill or any other of your favorite herbs before serving!

Step-by-step recipe for minced meat balls with gravy

Minced meat balls are juicy, tender and super tasty. This is a good method to vary the flavors of your dishes. Try our usual recipe for minced meat balls for a hearty and delicious home-cooked dinner. You can season the meatballs with gravy, vegetable or tomato sauce, or your own homemade sauce. Don't be afraid to experiment!

Ingredients

For cue balls:

Chopped meat	500-600 g
Onion	1 PC
loaf	1-2 pcs
Milk	150 g
Chicken egg	1 PC
Salt pepper	taste
Flour	for breading
Vegetable oil	for frying

For the vegetable gravy:

Onion	1 PC
Carrot	1 PC
Flour	1 tbsp. l.
Tomato paste or sauce	3-4 tbsp. l.
Salt pepper	taste
Water

How to choose the right minced meat for meatballs with gravy

Ready-made minced meat significantly reduces the cooking time.
Check the color of the product - it should be bright red, and the surface should shine.
Test the structure of the minced meat - there should be no hard lumps, the minced meat should be homogeneous.
Pay attention to the presence of water - it must be bright red, not cloudy, without aroma, and if there is no water, then it is better to pass by.
Definitely. Check for any offensive odor.

Manufacturing sequence

How to cook minced meat balls with gravy according to a step-by-step recipe with photos

Be careful when choosing minced meat. This is the key to the taste and usefulness of your dish.

Add chopped onion, loaf soaked in milk, chicken egg, salt and pepper to taste to the minced meat. Mix everything thoroughly.
We form small meat balls from the minced meat. Now you need to roll the meatballs in flour. Place on a cutting board.
Next, place the meatballs in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil. Fry until golden brown. Place the finished minced meatballs into a bowl.

Making vegetable gravy

Now let’s prepare a delicious vegetable gravy for minced meatballs:

Peel the carrots and onions. Three carrots on a large or small grater, whatever is comfortable for you. And chop the onion into cubes.
Place the onion in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil, after a minute add the grated carrots. Fry for about 10 minutes.
Add tomato sauce or tomato paste. Mix and dilute with a small amount of water.
Now add a little flour and bring the gravy to a boil.
Carefully add our golden brown meatballs to the gravy. Cover with a lid and simmer over low heat for another 20-30 minutes.

Ready! We serve our masterpiece hot and juicy to the satisfaction of the whole family.

Video recipe for minced meat balls

Try making meatballs with gravy according to the recipe from the video. In the oven you can immediately cook a lot of meatballs, seasoned with a delicious creamy mushroom sauce, for an everyday dinner or a holiday.

For me, the meatballs were remembered as bland and tasteless, like cutlets with pasta in the kindergarten. But my mother often cooked them with gravy and served them with fragrant buckwheat. Now I understand how simple and easy it is to create minced meat balls. The meatballs can be served with any side dish: pasta, potatoes, buckwheat, rice, or as an independent dish.

Tips on how to cook meatballs deliciously and quickly

Use ready-made minced meat - beef or pork, pork-beef, at your discretion.
To make the minced meat tender, add only the bread pulp soaked in milk (without the crust), this way the bread will mix better with the minced meat and there is no need to pass it through the meat grinder again.
For the best and quickest formation, it is better to knead the finished minced meat thoroughly with your hands and beat it.
If you use tomato sauce, the least amount of water will be needed and the taste of the gravy will be richer.

So we learned how to cook simple and delicious minced meat balls with gravy. But there are quite a lot of manufacturing options. It will be interesting to try. Semolina balls can be a good quick and satisfying breakfast. No less popular and loved by us are chicken balls, which remind us of childhood. And when you want to vary your diet with something exciting, you can cook rice balls.

Chicken meatballs – 6 juicy recipes

Ksyusha Garastyuk • 07/09/2019

Bitochki are round cutlets made from chopped meat. They are easy to prepare. Chicken meatballs can be baked in the oven, fried in oil, or steamed.

Chicken meat comes out most juicy if it is chopped, but you can put it through a meat grinder if you wish. Add cheese, mushrooms or make a fragrant gravy. This dish will be decorated with any side dish.

Chicken meatballs in the oven

The most common method is to create baked meatballs. You don't have to stand at the stove and wait for the cutlets to fry. Just mix all the ingredients and make round balls. But remember that the bits should be small.

Chicken meatballs in creamy sauce

The only thing better than traditional meatballs are meatballs cooked in sauce. They turn out tender, even more fragrant and juicy.

Ingredients:

0.5 kg. chicken fillet;
200 gr. hard cheese;
1 onion;
a bunch of dill;
50 ml. milk;
2 pieces of loaf;
2 garlic cloves;
salt.

Manufacturing:

Soak the loaf in milk for 10 minutes.
Beat the chicken fillet with a kitchen hammer. Chop it finely.
Chop the onion into small cubes.
Mix onions with meat. Squeeze the loaf from the milk and add it to the minced meat. Add some salt.
Grate the cheese. Mix it with cream. Squeeze the garlic and add finely chopped dill. You've run out of sauce.
Form small uniform balls from the minced meat.
Place them on a baking sheet. Place in an oven preheated to 180°C for a quarter of an hour.
Remove the meatballs and pour the sauce over them. Bake the dish for another 20 minutes.

Chicken balls with gravy

The gravy not only gives the meatballs juiciness and makes them soft, but also mixes well with dry side dishes. You do not need to serve the sauce separately; the gravy will decorate any dish.

Ingredients:

0.5 kg. chicken fillet;
2 onions;
1 carrot;
50 ml. milk;
2 pieces of loaf;
2 testicles;
2 tbsp. tomato paste;
1/2 tsp. paprika;
salt.

Manufacturing:

Beat the meat with a kitchen hammer. Chop into small cubes.
Soak the loaf in milk for 10 minutes. Squeeze and add to meat.
Finely chop one onion. Add it to the meat too.
Combine the minced meat with the eggs. Add some salt.
Make balls from the minced meat.
Send them to bake for 20 minutes at 180°C.
While the meatballs are cooking, prepare the gravy - cut the onion into cubes, grate the carrots. Simmer the vegetables in a frying pan with tomato paste and a small amount of water until tender.
Remove the meatballs from the oven. Top with gravy. Bake for another 15 minutes.

Minced chicken balls with mushrooms

Try adding different fragrant herbs. For example, basil creates emphasis and makes the dish completely unique. Thanks to the cream, the meatballs will still turn out juicy, despite the fact that the minced meat is drier than minced meat.

Ingredients:

0.5 kg. minced chicken;
150 ml. cream;
1 testicle;
1 onion;
200 gr. champignons;
basil;
butter;
salt.

Manufacturing:

Cut the onion and mushrooms into small cubes. Fry them in butter.
Add fried mushrooms, eggs, cream and basil to the minced meat. Salt the minced meat. Stir.
Form the minced meat into balls and fry them on both sides over medium heat.

Chicken balls with zucchini

Zucchini adds a slight sweetness and gives a fascinating flavor to the dish. In addition, it makes the meatballs airy and eliminates the need to prepare gravy or sauce.

Ingredients:

300 gr. chicken fillet;
1 small zucchini;
2 pieces of loaf;
1 testicle;
black pepper;
salt.

Manufacturing:

Beat the fillet with a kitchen hammer. Chop finely.
Grate the zucchini on a small grater. Mix with meat.
Soak the loaf in water. Squeeze and add to the minced meat.
Add the egg. Salt the minced meat and pepper.
Make balls and fry them on both sides under a closed lid over medium heat.

Chicken balls with cheese

Add cheese and the meatballs will acquire a distinct creamy taste. And bread crumbs will allow you to achieve a crispy golden crust.

Ingredients:

0.5 kg. Chicken fillet;
100 gr. hard cheese;
4 tbsp. mayonnaise;
50 gr. breadcrumbs;
black pepper;
salt;
vegetable oil.

Manufacturing:

Beat the meat with a kitchen hammer. Chop into small pieces.
Grate the cheese and add to the meat.
Pepper and salt the minced meat. Add mayonnaise.
Stir.
Make balls, roll them in breading and fry in hot oil on both sides.

Bitochki is a frisky and tasty hot dish that goes well with any side dish and will make your dinner inimitable.